papeleira

Galician

A paper mill

A garbage can

A trash

A toilet roll holder

Adjective

papeleira

1. feminine singular of papeleiro

Noun

papeleira f (plural papeleiras)

1. paper mill (a factory devoted to making paper from wood pulp and other ingredients)
2. wastepaper basket, wastebasket, wastebin, wastepaper bin

   Synonym: (in Microsoft Windows) lixeira

3. (computing) trash, (in Microsoft Windows) recycle bin

   Synonym: (in Microsoft Windows) papeleira de reciclaxe

Further reading

• “papeleira” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

From papel +‎ -eira. Piecewise doublet of papelaria.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.peˈle(j).ɾɐ/ [pa.peˈle(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.peˈle(j).ɾɐ/ [pa.peˈle(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.peˈle(j).ɾa/ [pa.peˈle(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.pɨˈlɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.pɨˈlɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.pɨˈlej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.pɨˈlej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.pɨˈle.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: pa‧pe‧lei‧ra

Noun

papeleira f (plural papeleiras)

1. paper mill (a factory devoted to making paper from wood pulp and other ingredients)
2. wastepaper basket, wastebasket, wastebin, wastepaper bin

   Synonym: lixeira

3. desk, wastebasket, wastebin, wastepaper bin

   Synonyms: secretária, escrivaninha

4. (Brazil) toilet roll holder

   Synonym: porta-rolos

Further reading

• “papeleira” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “papeleira” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “papeleira” in Dicionário Online de Português.